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72-year old Nick Kovacs biked 600 miles to Council Grove this week to attend the UNBOUND gravel race this weekend.

Nick Kovacs rides 600 miles to Council Grove

When Nick Kovacs arrived in Council Grove Tuesday night, he had not simply driven in for Unbound Gravel. He had ridden his bicycle from southwestern Wisconsin.

UNBOUND gravel 200 map, with bikers coming into town from the north.

UNBOUND Gravel riders to travel through Council Grove Saturday

UNBOUND Gravel riders will travel through Council Grove on Saturday, May 30, with the first riders expected to arrive around 10 or 10:30 a.m., according to the Council Grove Police Department.

Tim Fitzgerald (right), of GoPowerCat.com, was the guest speaker at the Council Grove Rotary Club on Wednesday. Steve White (left) arranged for Fitzgerald’s visit.

Tim Fitzgerald talks K-State athletics, cancer awareness

Tim Fitzgerald, of GoPowerCat. com, and longtime publisher and commentator on Kansas State University athletics, spoke to the Council Grove Rotary Club on Wednesday, offering remarks on prostate cancer awareness, K-State sports and the changing...

Prairie Heights Elementary Spring 2026

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Prairie Heights Elementary Spring 2026

Strikes deer in road

On May 10, Micah Cauthers, 19, Cottonwood Falls, was traveling north (location not reported) when he struck a deer in the roadway. There were no injuries.

Tim Fitzgerald talks K-State athletics, cancer awareness

Tim Fitzgerald, of GoPowerCat.

Obituaries

A Celebration of life

A Celebration of Life service for Jack York will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, June 7, at the Dwight Cemetery. Friends and relatives are welcome to join.

Thomas Ernest Alexander

Thomas Ernest Alexander was born December 4, 1945, in Emporia, Kansas to Robert and Georgie (Bolen) Alexander.

Barbara Joan Zerbe

Barbara Joan Zerbe, 83, died Saturday, May 16, 2026, at Halstead, KS.

She was born on June 5, 1942, at Council Grove, KS, to Alvin and Beulah Eileen (Edwards) Harvey.

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